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Can you set different security settings within a single pdf?

New Here ,
May 05, 2020 May 05, 2020

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I need to save a 400+ fillable student manual while only allowing the students to print certain pages.  How can I restrict printing on most of the manual while allowing printing only for certain pages?

 

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LEGEND , May 05, 2020 May 05, 2020

Impossible - security settings in the PDF standard apply to the entire document.

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May 05, 2020 May 05, 2020

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Impossible - security settings in the PDF standard apply to the entire document.

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You can use a portfolio with protected and non-protected documents.

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You can use OCG Layers to create non-printable pages. Then add security to the PDF so users can't get to the Layer settings. 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScripting
Use the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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